Senior Packaging Engineering Lead - Structural & Retail

24 Seven Talent; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

24 Seven Talent is seeking a highly technical Senior Manager of Packaging to drive structural packaging development across a fast-paced consumer products portfolio. The role is engineering-focused, centered on design, validation, and commercialization of retail packaging.

You will lead a small team of Packaging Engineers, partnering with Product Development, Sourcing, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to bring packaging from concept through production and beyond.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field.
• 7+ years of structural packaging engineering experience in consumer products.
• 2+ years leading packaging engineers or technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 2-3 Packaging Engineers from concept to production.
• Own structural packaging programs end to end.
• Balance protection, sustainability, cost, and retail presentation.
• Create packaging for big-box retailers meeting retailer requirements.
• Define package dimensions, materials, specs, testing, and docs.
• Improve pallet configurations and shipping efficiency.
• Lead ISTA and transportation testing and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams through product lifecycle.
• Evaluate materials and technologies to reduce cost.

Skills

Packaging engineering

Leadership

ISTA testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ArtiosCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

24 Seven Talent is seeking a highly technical Senior Manager of Packaging to drive structural packaging development across a fast-paced consumer products portfolio. The role is engineering-focused, centered on design, validation, and commercialization of retail packaging.

You will lead a small team of Packaging Engineers, partnering with Product Development, Sourcing, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to bring packaging from concept through production and beyond.